a mixture of various petroleum gases, esp propane and butane, stored as a liquid under pressure and used as an engine fuel
Abbreviation: LPG, LP gas
See also bottled gas
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
liq′uefied petro′leum gas′,
- Chemistrya gas liquefied by compression, consisting of flammable hydrocarbons, as propane and butane, obtained as a by-product from the refining of petroleum or from natural gas: used chiefly as a domestic fuel in rural areas, as an industrial and motor fuel, and in organic synthesis, esp. of synthetic rubber. Also called bottled gas, compressed petroleum gas, LPG, LP gas.
- 1920–25
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